Nass was an eighth-grade math teacher at Longfellow Middle School. The Medical Examiner's Office says she died of natural causes, they say she had a heart condition.

The Medical Examiner's report says Nass was expected to meet a family member for lunch on Friday and did not show up. A neighbor went to Nass' home to check on her, and found her unresponsive on the living room couch. The report says Nass had recently been diagnosed with a heart condition for which she was taking prescription medication.